Good things come to those who subscribe!I’m incredibly excited. Today I’m launching my newsletter, The Fox Nest, and my FREE resource library, The Fox Den! So let’s talk about what both of those are, shall we?The Fox NestThe Fox Nest is the name of my newsletter/email list. Don’t worry, I won’t spam you! This is a way I can keep…
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The Fox Nest & The Fox Den
Printing Digital Art You’ve Purchased
Create a comfortable space When I started creating watercolor paintings 4 years ago, it truly was just a hobby. It was an additional creative outlet, in addition to my portrait studio business, that allowed me to unwind, let go, and relax. I never thought my art would become a career beyond my portrait studio days. I’m so lucky to live…
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Car Ride Crochet A Long
Tomorrow I’m hosting a car ride crochet-a-long! I’ll be doing the Ganara Shawl by D’Elegant Ermine using Lion Brand Mandala Yarn in Warlock. You can find the free crochet pattern HERE or you can get an easy paid version HERE. I attempted to purchase this item to support the artist but Ravelry states she is not accepting payments at the…
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Coming Off Of Life Support – Critical Congenital Heart Defect – Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum and Severe Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
After Declan’s cardiac arrest, followed by successful hookup to TandemHeart Life Support, he came back to his room in the CVICU. He seemed to rest well due to his sedation. Here’s a snippet from my private blog that I posted of the aftermath where he developed a brain bleed. Leading up to today, of course, Declan keeps us on a…
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Declan’s Surgery Day
I’ve found it very difficult to write about Declan’s surgery aftermath, but I’ve realized I’ve put this off for almost a year. Here are the snippets I wrote on my private blog leading into his surgery day and what happened after. Today was another tough day for Colby and I. We learned Declan will be going to surgery on Thursday…
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Join Me On A Crochet-A-Long
Join me on my first hosted Crochet a-long starting 8/1/2019! I don’t know about you, but I often have plans of making things for people, especially baby blankets, and I wind up starting and never finishing. When my friend Lauren was due, she wound up having her baby early so I never finished the blanket. I keep promising her that…
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Free June 2019 iPhone/iPad Wallpaper Calendar Download
I’ve been doing a lot of sketching and creating digital art on my iPad. One of my recent creations was a new brush pack for Procreate that I was trying out. I created this and wanted to make it a wallpaper for my phone and thought, “Why not make it something everyone can use?” Feel free to download! Here’s what…
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Free SVG File for Starbucks-like Coffee Cup Gift Tag
Click here to download file. Please note you will need to subscribe to my newsletter to download. *This file is for personal use only. Please contact me directly for commercial use.* I’ve been a very busy bee since Declan came home from the hospital, but things are finally winding down and I’ve been able to spend more time with my…
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The Wait
Leading up to his delivery, we both had some issues. I got sick in December, which knocked my asthma out of control. Being allergic to all of the oral steroids they typically treat asthma flare ups like this with, I figured I’d continue to use my regular inhaled steroid. I thought it would eventually get better but it didn’t. Come…
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The beginning of Declan’s journey – The Discovery
The best place to start is to let you in to the very intimate details as I remember them. I wrote this the day after his birth so I could remember as much as possible. It’s funny reading this again today and realizing how much I’d forgotten. Reading it almost brought me to tears again, seeing it from this side…
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Meet Declan Caleb Shannon – Newest Zipper Club Member – Congenital Heart Defect
This post has been a long time in the works. As of right now, I’m sitting in the media center downstairs at Wolfson’s waiting for Declan’s abdominal ultrasound. On my way in, I wished I had brought my laptop so I could begin writing and forgotten about their media center until check in. This post has been a long time…
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